Two federal programs that help schools, childcare institutions, and food banks purchase from local farmers have been chopped by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), all thanks to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers, part of what the agency said was a decision to "return to long-term,

Schools and local food banks will lose about $1.1 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the purchase of food from local farms, ranchers and producers.

A USDA spokesperson confirms the programs are being terminated because they “no longer effectuate the goals of the agency.”

The U.S. Department of Agricultural Department is cutting school lunch programs. The program provided funding to schools and child care centers.

The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.

Colorado school districts used the federal program to purchase local food and support “socially disadvantaged” and small farmers, producers and ranchers, according to the USDA’s website.